Comments on: Pakistan for Beginners: 2 http://www.radioopensource.org/pakistan-for-beginners-2/ Christopher Lydon in conversation on arts, ideas and politics Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:27:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: tbrucia http://www.radioopensource.org/pakistan-for-beginners-2/#comment-92156 tbrucia Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:37:11 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=1203#comment-92156 Those interested in Pakistan might well read Deception: 'Pakistan, the United States and the Global Nuclear Weapons Conspiracy' by Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark... It's a disturbing but illuminating book. Read alongside Hussain Haqqani's 'Pakistan: Between Mosque And Military' one can get a feel for Pakistan and its mindset, internal divisions, political pressures, etc. Those interested in Pakistan might well read Deception: ‘Pakistan, the United States and the Global Nuclear Weapons Conspiracy’ by Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark… It’s a disturbing but illuminating book. Read alongside Hussain Haqqani’s ‘Pakistan: Between Mosque And Military’ one can get a feel for Pakistan and its mindset, internal divisions, political pressures, etc.

]]> By: Sabahat Ashraf http://www.radioopensource.org/pakistan-for-beginners-2/#comment-92155 Sabahat Ashraf Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:31:13 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=1203#comment-92155 I don't agree that Nawaz Sharif doesn't represent anything. Yes, every politician in Pakistan--except Imran Khan, but I don't mean that in a Imran-is-the-perfect-solution way--is corrupt. But they also have a general leaning. Benazir's PPP started out as a left-of-center party and still has a bit of a tilt in that direction. But even more so, in NS's case, the Muslim League is the party that brings together generally more right-of-center, more nationalist, more business-friendly types. I don’t agree that Nawaz Sharif doesn’t represent anything.

Yes, every politician in Pakistan–except Imran Khan, but I don’t mean that in a Imran-is-the-perfect-solution way–is corrupt. But they also have a general leaning. Benazir’s PPP started out as a left-of-center party and still has a bit of a tilt in that direction. But even more so, in NS’s case, the Muslim League is the party that brings together generally more right-of-center, more nationalist, more business-friendly types.

]]> By: Algeria » Blog Archives » Is Paris Burning? http://www.radioopensource.org/pakistan-for-beginners-2/#comment-92154 Algeria » Blog Archives » Is Paris Burning? Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:06:16 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=1203#comment-92154 [...] tifada and not jihadi terrorism. At least, not yet…. Pakistan for Beginners: 2 Since my last visit to Karachi, my friend the poet had spent [...] [...] tifada and not jihadi terrorism. At least, not yet…. Pakistan for Beginners: 2 Since my last visit to Karachi, my friend the poet had spent [...]

]]> By: Algeria » Blog Archives » Resolución Histórica http://www.radioopensource.org/pakistan-for-beginners-2/#comment-92153 Algeria » Blog Archives » Resolución Histórica Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:03:04 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=1203#comment-92153 [...] tifada and not jihadi terrorism. At least, not yet…. Pakistan for Beginners: 2 Since my last visit to Karachi, my friend the poet had spent [...] [...] tifada and not jihadi terrorism. At least, not yet…. Pakistan for Beginners: 2 Since my last visit to Karachi, my friend the poet had spent [...]

]]> By: hurley http://www.radioopensource.org/pakistan-for-beginners-2/#comment-92152 hurley Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:34:20 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=1203#comment-92152 Among other subjects to explore should you continue the series is the extraordinarily regressive feudalism involving the landowners of Sindh and their subjects, the haris. Pakistan should be a pariah state for that alone, but then there's no shortage of pariahs on the world stage. Here's one perspective: http://www.minesandcommunities.org/Action/press1152.htm Among other subjects to explore should you continue the series is the extraordinarily regressive feudalism involving the landowners of Sindh and their subjects, the haris. Pakistan should be a pariah state for that alone, but then there’s no shortage of pariahs on the world stage. Here’s one perspective:

http://www.minesandcommunities.org/Action/press1152.htm

]]> By: benedett http://www.radioopensource.org/pakistan-for-beginners-2/#comment-92151 benedett Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:18:38 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=1203#comment-92151 This entry also has hidden spam at the end! (View Source just above the "RSS THIS POST" badge...) This entry also has hidden spam at the end! (View Source just above the “RSS THIS POST” badge…)

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